I have and LOVE my Rocco, but rarely use it without the shoulder strap. I've learned also that top handle bags without straps just aren't my friend. It doesn't take too long for it to slouch, either - it only looks funny for about a week.
What have you learned through your handbag addiction?
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I have and LOVE my Rocco, but rarely use it without the shoulder strap. I've learned also that top handle bags without straps just aren't my friend. It doesn't take too long for it to slouch, either - it only looks funny for about a week.
So true. Definitely will carry what I love and not care what other people think. We only live once
I learned that I have become a materialistic person ever since I started buying designer purses and want to buy more.
This has always been an interesting thread for me to read, and I know I've contributed to it before, but after taking inventory of my bag collection by reorganizing my closet, I've learned/realized a few more things:
1) I buy impulsively.
2) The debt isn't worth it.
3) I found a bag (which I love) that I had completely forgotten that I owned because I have so many darn bags in their dustcloths, I didn't even know what I owned any more.
4) I miss the days when I wore one bag for fall/winter and one bag for spring/summer until both wore out and I needed new ones....*
*That said, I HAVE realized that I really DO "need" more than two handbags, because there's just no way that one bag would fit all my different needs throughout a couple of seasons. But I own way too many. My mom and I talk a lot about this because she has the same conundrum that I do. We marvel at the fact that we used to actually be happy with less, and we both want to start weeding out our collections.
1) I buy impulsively.
2) The debt isn't worth it.
3) I found a bag (which I love) that I had completely forgotten that I owned because I have so many darn bags in their dustcloths, I didn't even know what I owned any more.
4) I miss the days when I wore one bag for fall/winter and one bag for spring/summer until both wore out and I needed new ones....*
*That said, I HAVE realized that I really DO "need" more than two handbags, because there's just no way that one bag would fit all my different needs throughout a couple of seasons. But I own way too many. My mom and I talk a lot about this because she has the same conundrum that I do. We marvel at the fact that we used to actually be happy with less, and we both want to start weeding out our collections.
Meowmix: This is very honest - thank you. 
I feel like that myself sometimes (more often than not) and feel guilty about it.
I feel like that myself sometimes (more often than not) and feel guilty about it.
Same!
Same here. It's very easy to get caught up in the shallowness of materialism...sometimes I just need a good reality check to remind me of what's important.
As I have gotten older, bags have become more interesting, as my lifestyle, and consequently clothing and shoes have become simpler.
I can go months without thinking about bags, but then I fall down the rabbit hole again.
Creating a "brief" for what I want in a bag helps the decision process and the probability that I will love it. I have a "missions statement" for that next bag, and a set of criteria and a mental image of it. But that doesn't always prevent me from becoming attracted to something different. I am embarrassingly suggestible, despite my best laid plans
I always feel guilty about buying a bag because at this point I never really "need" it. So I almost always sell one or two to make myself feel better.
Handles are the first thing to soften, show wear and look awful. Rolled handles are much more durable than strap handles so I tend to look for those. (I have a couple of Tod's D bags and Mulberry Bayswaters but broke my rule and bought a Cabas Mezzo)
I think my taste won't change, but it will, and no bag will be perfect or last forever.
I can go months without thinking about bags, but then I fall down the rabbit hole again.
Creating a "brief" for what I want in a bag helps the decision process and the probability that I will love it. I have a "missions statement" for that next bag, and a set of criteria and a mental image of it. But that doesn't always prevent me from becoming attracted to something different. I am embarrassingly suggestible, despite my best laid plans
I always feel guilty about buying a bag because at this point I never really "need" it. So I almost always sell one or two to make myself feel better.
Handles are the first thing to soften, show wear and look awful. Rolled handles are much more durable than strap handles so I tend to look for those. (I have a couple of Tod's D bags and Mulberry Bayswaters but broke my rule and bought a Cabas Mezzo)
I think my taste won't change, but it will, and no bag will be perfect or last forever.
That's why I love this site. A lot of kindred spirits! I feel judged at work too for my expensive purses.
Half of them don't even know what kind of handbag it is anyway. Sad!
Half of them don't even know what kind of handbag it is anyway. Sad!
Lol. I think a lot of people seem unaware of name brands. And who cares what people think at work?
Why do people judge others for buying handbags but praise someone for buying they biggest and best in TV trends (think 3D).
Really doesn't matter what someone spends their hard earned money on.
Really doesn't matter what someone spends their hard earned money on.